I have been able to replicate John's slow save problem on Win 7 64 bit.<div><br></div><div>I get 24 sec using <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse; ">Test #2 for a Save As... and 28 sec for a Close using X.</span></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">There is a lot of HDD activity.</span></font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">I am using a Intel Quad Core Q6600 2.4 MHz with 6Gb Ram.</span></font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">BTW, I have just switched away from AP and it's disappeared again.</span></font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Paul Kemp</span></font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">13.1" f5 Reflector with Argo Navis & Paracorr</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Auckland, New Zealand</span></font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">36° 55' 09" South, 174° 43' 30" East</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br>
</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">--- The Southern Sentinel ---</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><a href="http://www.southernsentinel.co.nz">www.southernsentinel.co.nz</a></span></font></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Test #2</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Created a new empty plan file.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Saved it as NGCV7840#2</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Add all 7840 NGC items from the NGC Accurate Catalogue</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Made the following changes to the plan</span></p>

<p style="margin-left:22.5pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><span>1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"> Adjusted
the columns to fit the text</span></p>

<p style="margin-left:22.5pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><span>2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Sorted
the plan by Constellation and RA</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Took 31 seconds to get the Save Window on 64-bit  |  Took
27 second to get Save Window on 32-bit</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Took 18 seconds to save and close AP on 64-bit     
   |  Took 3 seconds to save and close AP on 32 bit</span></p></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div>